We all want to be innovators, to introduce a product that revolutionizes an industry. But history shows that product pioneers often get left in the dust.
Remember the Palm Pilot from 1997? The PJB-100 from 1998? Apple killed and improved both products. Just like Facebook killed Friendster and World of Warcraft now overshadows EverQuest.
Some of these paved the way for better products. Others, like the 1898 Lohner-Porsche Mixte-Hybrid, were just way ahead of their time.
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Author: Dylan Love and Gus Lubin
